Peru Restricts Access to Beaches as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Peruvian authorities have restricted entry to beaches to prevent them from “becoming new sources of infection” of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), General Jorge Angulo, the head of the Lima Regional Police, announced on Saturday, December 26th.

“The situation is marked by potential contagion and this is the reason, to prevent areas of high concentration from becoming new sources of infection,” he said.

Angulo stated that controls in beach areas will be carried out by the armed forces, police, and municipal surveillance and public security services from each district of the capital.

The Medical College of Peru urged citizens to follow the health protocols established by authorities to reduce infections during a possible second wave.

The Ministry of Health warned that COVID-19 infections in Peru would continue to rise, with a total of 1,005,546 cases and 37,368 deaths reported as of Friday.

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